Name
Fan Bai Cao (Discolor cinquefoil herb)
Property
Sweet, bitter, neutral.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, stop bleeding and resolve swelling.
Indications
Scrofula, sores and boils, dysentery, malaria, pulmonary abscess, hematemesis, hemoptysis, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 10~15 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with fresh product or decocted for washing.
Cations
It is contraindicated in case of yang-deficiency with cold or cold-deficiency in spleen and stomach.